St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-30
The First of His Faith to Get
the Place Since the
Reformation.
Sir John Pope Hennessy Still
Sticks to His Views on
Home Rule.
Col. Ridgeway Believes That
RuSSia'S Advance in Asia
Means Civilization.
BY a to the Globe.

sept. 29.-Ine elecClOn 10
the office of lord mayor of London of
POlydOre De Kuper, alderman for Far
rington-without, which occurred to-day,
was a genuine surprise, as we'll as a
radical innovation. Mr.. De Kuper is a
Belgian by birth and a Roman Catholic
in religion. He is the proprietor of the
Royal hotel, Bridge street, Blackfriars,
and in the capacity of a Boniface is well
known throughout England and the
continent. His hostelry is patronized
by some OF the best people visiting Lon
don, and is invariably the abiding place
OF King Leopold, of Belgium, and GER
ever they honor the English capital with
a visit. Mr.. De Kuper is the first Roman
Catholic to hold the Office of lord mayor
OF London since the reformation, and
his elevation to the position is regarded
by the Catholics as
A GREAT VICTORY,
and by churchmen and diSSenterS as at
least unfortunate, if not positively hui
initiating. Formerly he was bitterly
opposed to the corporation, and al
though he was honOred with the Office
of sheriff in 1882, the same year in
which he became an alderman, he stead
lastly held to his opposition views until
a year or so ago, when he un%accountably
switched about, and equally unaccount-
ably Won the distinction jest conferred
on him. The new Lord Mayor was on
the occasion of his election, made the
recipient of a large number of valuable
presents and the nervous auditor of
many fulSOme addresses of cOngratula-
ton.
SIR JOHN POPE HENNEssEY
has purchased Rostellan castle. county
Cork, presumably with the intention of
occupying it as a permanent residence
when he shall finally return to the
United Kingdom. He has, however,
consented to resume his duties as COVER
o of Mauritius temporarily, pending
the selection of his successor and the
date of his occupancy of his new castle
is thus rendered exceedingly indefinite.
Sir Johns rigid adherance to home rule
principles has seriously initiated
against his success in his present posi-
ton, and there is no doubt that many, if
not all, of the complaints and accusa-
lions brought against him in his official
capacity have arisen from the fact that
though he was the accredited represen-
tative of the English government he
was still an IriShman, strong in the be-
lief that the people of the land of his
birth should be self-governed.
SIR JOSEPH WEST RIDGEWAY,
late the chief of the British Afghan
commission, and who. from a diplomatic
point of view, achieved.marked success
in the settlement of the boundary dis
pute, has written a strong Russophile
article which has just made its appear
ance in the Nineteenth Century and
created a pronounced sensation. The
penetration of Russia into Asia, the
writer contends, means nothing more
nor less than the advance of civiliZa-
ton, and it is questionable in his mind
whether to check the spread of
Russian influence in that di-
rection would be productive of
ultimate good results. Ridgeway re-
views his impressions of Russian aims
and their probable effects if accomp-
liShed, which he obtained from careful
research and surface observations while
in Russia, and on the qorder, and is
without doubt, more fully authorized to
treat of hts subject than most of the re-
thus boldly expressed. however.
threaten to overthrow his chances of
obtaining the appointment to the office
OF permanent Irish secretary, which it
was all but settled that he should have,
and it is probable that the government
will reconsider the question of his sue
censorship to Gen. Butler, and look else
where for a man to fill the thankleSs
Office.
UPWARDS OF SIXTY
firSt-claSS political meetings, not to men
ton hundreds of minor ones, have been
arranged for to take place in various
parts of the kingdom during the next
two months. Ireland will, of course, be
the subject of discourse in every case,
and that fruitful topic may be depended
on to provoke some of the most fiery
speeches heard in England in many
years. Even if no additional meetings
should take place, there will be more
political speeches delivered between
now and the reassembling of parliament
than have been hurled at the heads of
the electors during any recess since the
downfall of the Disraeli government in
1879.